HOUSE OF ICE &
SHADOW
Fantasy Romance
AUTHOR:
Sherrilyn Kenyon
RELEASE DATE:
February 17, 2026
PUBLISHER:
Oliver Heber Books
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
B0DWBCB6GQ
RATING:
4.5
AUTHOR LINK:
https://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/
Gisela Bloodthorn serves as the Centaur queen’s personal
assassin. She is ordered to protect the demon holding the contract between her
queen and the previous high king. Gisela is also tasked with eliminating any
Outlaws she comes across. She encounters Xaydin, who helps her avoid unwanted
notice in a foreign kingdom. Gisela learns they are pursuing the same demon but
for different objectives. Will she be forced to fight Xaydin? Or will her true
lineage cause them to remain enemies?
Xaydin Kazakh is a fallen half-troll prince and a member
of the Outlaws. He is known as the Oathbreaker due to his vow to eliminate all
apaswere. Xaydin searches for the demon holding the contract between the former
High King and the Centaur Queen. When he sees Gisela struggling in his kingdom,
he steps in to help her. Xaydin invites her to join him after discovering their
shared goal. Can Xaydin and Gisela learn to trust another? Will he give her a
reason to question her loyalty to her queen?
Gisela and Xaydin have much in common. They both have
deep-seated trust issues. And they both have endured torture and abuse by the
Centaur Queen’s hand. I like how Xaydin did not let Gisela’s parentage bother
him, especially after learning that she too was a victim. He easily saw how
different mother and daughter are.
I love how being around Xaydin and his brother caused
Gisela to waver in her allegiance to her mother. They helped her see who the
real monsters are in the Thirteen Kingdoms. And that she should not be ashamed
of her lineage.
HOUSE OF ICE & SHADOWS is the second book in
Sherrilyn Kenyon’s fantasy-romance series, MYTH & OUTLAWS. It is best to
begin with the first book, HOUSE OF FIRE & MAGIC, before venturing into
this one. It introduces the author’s new world – the different kingdoms, key
players, and the conflicts in that the world. Dash, the hero from HoF&M, is
mentioned frequently throughout the story. He and Tanis DO make an appearance.
I began this book during a very sad and stressful time.
It helped distract my brain from worrying excessively over my injured dog (who
sadly passed away). My thanks to Sherrilyn Kenyon for giving me that respite!
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